When a patient tests positive or has symptoms of COVID-19, the New York City Department of Health recommends staying isolated from other people for at least 14 days. But for many New Yorkers—including the...
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Institute staff moved quickly to offer telehealth services for all kinds of health care — including birth control and family planning counseling, emergency contraception, pregnancy counseling, prenatal...
COVID-19 has changed nearly every aspect of our lives these past weeks, but it hasn’t changed the fact that babies are still being born every minute. At the Institute’s Walton Family Health Center and...
Recent data released by the New York State Department of Health show higher COVID-19 fatalities among Black and Latinx patients when compared to other groups. Speaking to Gothamist, the Institute’s president and CEO, Dr....
The David Geffen Foundation provided a generous grant of $50,000 to assist the Institute with COVID-19-related prevention and services. Founded by music executive and film producer David Geffen in 1986, the Foundation provides grants to nonprofits working on a...
As of March 17th, 2020, the Institute for Family Health will provide all behavioral health appointments over the phone or by video rather than in-person. We are doing this to help prevent the spread of COVID-19...
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As a community health center, the Institute stands with our colleagues across the country in urging Congress to pass legislation that secures five years of funding for five vital programs: the Community Health Center...
The situation is changing. Please read this important update about COVID-19 (coronavirus). As you’ve heard in the news, a novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, started to appear late last year in China and has...
Last week, the Institute was pleased to open a school-based health center inside Murry Bergtraum Campus, which comprises four public high schools. Like the Institute’s other six school-based health centers, the one in Murry...
The Corbin Hill Farm Share started its 2020 winter season of offering affordable, high-quality fresh produce at a weekly pop-up at two Institute health centers: the Walton Family Health Center in Mount Hope and...
You may have heard that this week, the Supreme Court ruled that the “public charge rule” can go into effect. The rule will prevent some immigrants from getting a green card or visa if...
The Institute for Family Health is excited to share that we are partnering with the All of Us Research program. The program is led by the National Institutes of Health and is trying to...
An enormous thank-you to all who supported our Holiday Staff Appreciation Event. We appreciate the vendors, sponsors and partners who contributed. Every year, we see the commitment of our staff in how they care...
On December 12, staff from the Institute visited State Senator Alessandra Biaggi (NY-34) in her Riverdale office. The Senator and Maris Gelman, Director of Constituent Services, spoke to us for more than an hour...
